If I was to turbo a XE1 or Z18 I would keep it in an astra
If I was to turbo a XE1 or Z18 I would keep it in an astra
Meh, i dont want big block weight though, im looking small/nibble and no under steer just as the nova was designed, i forgot these things till i got my 1.2 then i realised what i gave up...
Scott
TBH this is for my Saloon project!Originally Posted by Mieran
There is a thread somewhere on aoc about someone turboing their x18xe1, hes running standard compression on vxr turbo with 7psi using vpower and says its been fine for 2 years, not even remapped
maf did not work before the turbo, it worked between turbo and tb though, weird
I've had 2 1600t's, F13/15's cope fine. Admittedly mapped properly & running 20psi & a massive spec turbo I think an F28 is prob necessary.
I would bet that one of these at 7psi & would waste an XE & probably post times near a LET powered car. My little 1.6 16v was pretty epic tbh.
Im swaying toward a e16seT at the mo, want light and lots of turbo power!
Still a good option, potentially the easiest in terms of how well much of the OE stuff lends to itself to the installation.
My take on it wrt putting a turbo on a smallblock is that ideally you would use a 16v to get the best efficiency through the head design, but then you have to consider the manifolds. The inlet is where the 16v's pose issues, ie wanting a Mantzel for an early motor or something custom made perhaps for the later engines/1800's in question. As for exh manifolds, the 8v is catered for with Courtenays manifolds (if you can find one) which isnt perfect, but thats where I would invest the most of the budget. Having a proper Tig'd up tubular manifold & likewise a good condition/quality turbocharger of known origin & spec. I would probably have the same on a 16v because the oil filter positioning on the block is a clearance issue for the exh downpipe with the VXR unit. Remote filter kits are still bulky.
So I see it that an 8v is cheapest option as you have a nice inlet manifold from the E16SE with a large TB you can probably adapt any TPS to fit.
I could go on but I'll see what comments the above generates. :-)
Last edited by craig green; 20-01-12 at 01:33 PM.
Plus i know where theres a good 1.6 8vT to copy from...humm i wonder!!
Ive also been looking into this as its a very popular tuning route on the corsa c's, but as ive no motivation ive not done anything yet ha ha
have you not thought about a s/c 1.8? Lee303 did one in an astra g, very successful iirc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvbW1...2&feature=plcp
Last edited by John; 29-01-12 at 10:37 PM.
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